Wicked Waves (Solsti Prophecy Book 2)

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Feel the light filling your spinal column, and your entire being. Give thanks for this time, and if you would like, begin to tune into any intentions, desires or goals that you’d like to focus on in the next six months of your life. This can be done as a personal ceremony or with a group. Begin by giving out small pieces of paper and pencils so each can write down what they want to release. The spring equinox marks the beginning of spring and from this day forward the day is longer than the night. Similarly, the autumn equinox marks the start of autumn as the night becomes longer than the day. What is the Equilux?

Accounts do not survive but Greek astronomers must have used an approximation method based on interpolation, which is still used by some amateurs. This method consists of recording the declination angle at noon during some days before and after the solstice, trying to find two separate days with the same declination. When those two days are found, the halfway time between both noons is estimated solstice time. An interval of 45 days has been postulated as the best one to achieve up to a quarter-day precision, in the solstice determination. [28] In 2024 the autumnal equinox will occur on 22 September at 12.44pm GMT (1.44pm BST). When do the equinoxes occur in 2023 and 2024? The word equinox comes from the Latin aequinoctium meaning 'equal night'. Why don't the solstices and equinoxes happen on the same days every year? Deravian, Naz (6 December 2021). "Welcoming Brighter Days on Yalda With Pomegranates". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022 . Retrieved 3 January 2022.

Spiritual Solstice Celebration

The southern solstice passed from Capricornus into Sagittarius in year −130, is expected to pass into Ophiuchus in year 2269, and is expected to pass into Scorpius in year 3597. When you learn to explore deeply, you uncover your true power & gifts and are able to find meaning in your past failures. This is when you begin to believe in yourself again and that is when you become powerful beyond belief.

The term solstice can also be used in a wider sense, as the date (day) that such a passage happens. The solstices, together with the equinoxes, are connected with the seasons. In some languages they are considered to start or separate the seasons; in others they are considered to be centre points (in England, in the Northern Hemisphere, for example, the period around the northern solstice is known as midsummer). Midsummer's Day, defined as St. Johns Day by the Christian Church, is June 24, about three days after the solstice itself). Similarly December 25 is the start of the Christmas celebration, and is the day the Sun begins to return to the Northern Hemisphere. The traditional British and Irish (often) main rent and meeting days of the year: "the usual quarter days" was at first those of the solstices and equinoxes. First point of Cancer and first point of Capricorn refer to the astrological signs that the sun "is entering" (a system rooted in Roman Classical period dates). [21] Due to the precession of the equinoxes, the constellations the sun appears in at solstices are currently Taurus in June and Sagittarius in December.The Northern Hemisphere receives more daylight than any other day of the year on the summer solstice. This day marks the start of astronomical summer and the tipping point at which days start to become shorter and nights longer. Visitors Guide to the Woodhenge". Archived from the original on December 22, 2017 . Retrieved December 19, 2017. Equinoxes and solstices denote the beginning of a season. The spring and autumn equinoxes mark the onset of their prospective season, whereas the summer and winter solstices correspond to theirs. Solstices are especially notable, as they mark the longest and shortest days of the year. In essence, they signify how life on Earth changes in connection to the Sun and how our seasons shape our world. Honoring the solstice with fire is simple. Light a candle or make a small outdoor fire and let yourself reflect on the beauty and qualities of the light. Wherever you choose to create your altar, choose colors of fabric, objects or candles that remind you of the sun, of your spirituality, and of connecting with the Divine, the sun, the natural world, and more fully with yourself.

Using the current official IAU constellation boundaries – and taking into account the variable precession speed and the rotation of the ecliptic – the solstices shift through the constellations as follows [32] (expressed in astronomical year numbering in which the year 0 = 1 BC, −1 = 2 BC, etc.): The Equinox in the Northern Hemisphereoccurs twice a year around20March (the springequinox)and around22 September (the autumn equinox). They occurbetween thesummer andwintersolstices marking the pointthe Sun crosses the equator's path andbecomespositionedexactly above the equatorbetween the Northern and Southern Hemisphere. During the equinox, day and night will be around the same length which is evident in the word'sorigin derived from the Latin equi (meaning 'equal') and nox (meaning 'night').Don’t pressure yourself to make changes right now or be in action in world … let the energies of new life and inspiration build slowly within you and by spring you’ll be bursting with new energy and ideas. This is the nature of things… the cycles and rhythms of personal growth and change, as you consistently nurture yourself with compassion, allowing for rest and reflection, great joy will be your harvest in 2023. Sol Invictus ("The Unconquered Sun/Invincible Sun") was originally a Syrian god who was later adopted as the chief god of the Roman Empire under Emperor Aurelian. [21] His holiday is traditionally celebrated on December 25, as are several gods associated with the winter solstice in many pagan traditions. [22] It has been speculated to be the reason behind Christmas' proximity to the solstice. [23] Observation [ edit ]

Winter Solstice 2023 in the Northern Hemisphere will on Thursday, December 21 be at 10:27 p.m, Eastern Standard time or Friday December 22 at 5:27 a.m. Eastern European time , marking the first day of winter. Diagram of Earth's seasons as seen from the north. Far left: summer solstice for the Northern Hemisphere. Front right: summer solstice for the Southern Hemisphere.

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Give thanks for the opportunity to focus on this work and ask for the energy and support in remembering your intentions and moving forward on your path as you move through the next months of your life. 6. Solstice Fire Ceremony These astronomical events are the Solstices and they correspond with each of our own rhythms, helping us to each understand what and where to focus amidst the ever-changing cycles of life. A solargraph taken from the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment at the Llano de Chajnantor Observatory in the southern hemisphere. This is a long-exposure photograph, with the image exposed for six months in a direction facing east of north, from mid-December 2009 until the southern winter solstice in June 2010. [10] The Sun's path each day can be seen from right to left in this image across the sky; the path of the following day runs slightly lower until the day of the winter solstice, whose path is the lowest one in the image.